Hurricane Energy has spudded its latest well — called Halifax — to test the potential of fractured basement reservoirs in its Greater Lancaster area in the UK West of Shetland area.

The 205/23-A well was spudded on 15 January by the Transocean Spitsbergen, which has carried out a successful appraisal campaign for Hurricane on the nearby Lancaster discovery, also making the Lincoln find late last year.

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